One thing that is great about our generation is that you do not
have to be a scientist to be passionate about the protection of
our planet. Even though I’m not a climate change expert (and
super bad at science), I want to be a positive contributor to
these solutions. I can’t help but notice that I’m not alone!
Children and young people take action every day.
Similarly, UNICEF isn’t a climate change organization, but wants
to contribute to the solutions. UNICEF has learned more an...

When UNICEF and child-friendly agencies commenced the global
online discussion with children and youth to hear their views
about the declaration of the SDGs, there was a hope that
young people would grasp the chance to be heard and communicate
what concerns them most for a better future. Very soon it became
clear that they would. In the four weeks that the e-consultation
ran for, there were over 400 individual and joint responses to
the five questions from 47 countries in every reg...

The involvement of children and young people in crafting the new
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is of critical importance –
in fact, it is the only way to achieve the future
Sustainable Development Goals. The SDG Agenda -- including its
opening declaration -- should recognize the centrality of
children, young people and future generations as well as lay out
a vision for a future that speaks to children; that feels
relevant to their lives and those of their families and their...

A Post-2015 Agenda understood by and inspiring to children and
young people: A presentation by children from the United Nations
International School (UNIS).
Wednesday 13 May 2015 - New York City, NY UNICEF House at UNHQ.
Attendance: 200+
It can be discouraging to learn about all of the challenges in
the world – poverty, hunger, climate change. But does it give you
hope to know that people – including world leaders – from all
around the world are determined to solve these prob...

The UNICEF Post-2015 Team is pleased to share its new social
media sites on Instagram and Tumblr!
These sites will give updates on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
from a child rights perspective.
In July, the UN System released a report that was essentially a
“first draft” of the future Post-2015 Development Agenda and
which will be what governments use to negotiate on for the
official Agenda next fall. The UNICEF Post-2015 social media
sites on Instagram and Tumblr will be in...

Yesterday morning, on 23 June at UNICEF NYHQ, there was a feature
on “Community Theatre in Achieving Results for Children”
that was part of UNICEF’s 2014 Spotlight series on Communication
for Development (C4D) Innovations for Equity. This feature
facilitated a panel discussion on how Community Theatre can be an
effective platform for youth to identify, validate, solve, and
express personal, social, or political issues critical to their
lives and experiences. There were quite a few...

More than 60 percent of the population in African countries is
younger than 35, making the youth Africa's best development asset
now and in the future. Thankfully, African youth voices are being
reached out to and being heard. African Monitor is in
partnership with Text To Change and other local partners
with an initiative titled Voice Africa's Future that uses
innovative mobile technology to include youth participation in
the post-2015 development framework. The initiative took pl...

It’s not every day at the United Nations that young voices are
gripping the attention of adult representatives, organization
directors, and foreign ministers. What took place last Tuesday
morning at the Westin Hotel in NYC was the event on
“International Youth Voices on Post-2015,” where young
representatives signaled that “young people are suffering with
the same issues on a large, global scale” and want to do
something about it. From these voices, it was very clear to those
lis...